Performing Arts

Culture keeps the fire burning at Desert Mob
Desert Mob ignites Mparntwe/Alice Springs with First Nations pride and supports ethical purchasing of artworks alongside diverse programming.

Theatre review: The Last Train to Madeline, Meat Market Stables
A two-hander that tracks an evolving friendship through time.

Theatre review: Cost of Living, Queensland Theatre
'Cost of Living' is a play for our times about the price we all pay to be human.

Theatre review: King Lear, Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3
Bell Shakespeare takes a minimalist approach to 'King Lear' in its first production of the play since 2010 – with…

So you want my arts job: Theatre Critic
Aside from the glamour of swanning around on opening nights among the glitterati, being a theatre critic necessitates a lot…

Theatre review: Cutting Onions, The MC Showroom
A visual extravaganza about modern relationships.

Theatre review: Shrapnel, fortyfivedownstairs
A production that celebrates Natalie Gamsu and invites the Jewish South African community to recall memories of their formative years.

Theatre review: Samuel Beckett and the Rainbow Girl, St Martin’s Theatre
A new play exploring Irish novelist James Joyce’s Paris years in the 1920s.

This week's arts news and trending topics
We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Listening to the desert speak and answering with art, song, music and culture
September is the ideal time for cultural tourists to visit Central Australia, thanks to the annual Desert Festival and Desert…